Machiasport man sentenced for sexually abusing child

CALAIS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- A man from Machiasport will now spend the next year in prison for sexually abusing a 3-year old girl. Authorities say 23-year-old Kyle Howard was sentenced Monday in Machias on one charge of unlawful sexual contact.

Investigators say Howard sexually assaulted the child while he was babysitting her at her home in Machiasport last summer.

In addtition to jail time, he will also be on probation for three years and be registered as a sex offender for life.